Statistical Physics of Nanoparticles in the Gas Phase

• Main Author: Hansen, Klavs (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 2018.
• Series: Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics, 73
• Subjects: Phase transformations (Statistical physics).; Condensed materials.; Statistical physics.; Atomic structure .; Molecular structure .; Nanoscale science.; Nanoscience.; Nanostructures.; Thermodynamics.; Dynamical systems.; Quantum Gases and Condensates.; Statistical Physics and Dynamical Systems.; Atomic/Molecular Structure and Spectra.; Nanoscale Science and Technology.; Complex Systems.

Thermal processes are ubiquitous and an understanding of thermal phenomena is essential for a complete description of the physics of nanoparticles, both for the purpose of modeling the dynamics of the particles and for the correct interpretation of experimental data. The second edition of this book...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• The relation between classical and quantum statistics
• Microcanonical temperature
• Thermal properties of vibrations
• Rate constants for emission of atoms and electrons
• Radiation
• The evaporative ensemble
• Abundance distributions; large scale features
• Molecular dynamics and Monte Carlo simulations
• Thermal excitation of valence electrons
• Hot Electron Reactions
• He droplets
• Phase Transitions
• A Additional reading
• B Constants of nature and conversion factors
• C Mathematical help
• Index.